Former Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo was expelled on Sunday for making a violent tackle on a River Plate player in the embers of the Argentine Superclásico between Boca Juniors and the Buenos Aires team.
Rojo, who earned a reputation at Old Trafford for his extremely aggressive style of play and tackling, returned to his usual theatre, delivering a savage challenge in the 97th minute with just 30 seconds remaining on the clock.
The 32-year-old, who surprisingly was never sent off during his time at Old Trafford, was the only player in the heated affair to see a red card despite ten yellow cards being handed out.
The ball bounced off the Argentine, who panicked when his opponent ran in.
Red rushed out, leaping into the air with his boot raised.
It hit Nicolás De la Cruz squarely in the face. He soon received his marching orders.
Marcos Rojo with a kung-fu movement in the Superclásico ????pic.twitter.com/Feoze6MolQ
— Football Transfers (@Transfersdotcom) September 12, 2022
However, the former United player’s team, Boca Juniors, won the match thanks to a goal from Dario Benedetto in the 65th minute of the game.
Unsurprisingly, thousands of United supporters took to social media to gleefully poke fun at their former star.
Reliable Jonathan Shrager on Red’s straight card quipped, “Red gets a straight red with 30 seconds left in a game his team is winning.”
“By his standards, it seemed like a relatively modest challenge. It only involved one foot, to begin with.”
“How Marcos never received a red card for United remains one of the great mysteries of football and of life.”
Red was given a straight red with 30 seconds remaining in a game his team is winning ???? And by his standards, it seemed like a relatively modest challenge. It only involved a foot, to begin with. How Marcos never received a red card for United remains one of the great mysteries of football and life.
— Jonas Hen Shrag (@JonathanShrager) September 12, 2022
Rojo spent seven years at El Teatro de los Sueños, between 2014 and 2021.
Initially bought by Louis Van Gaal, the Argentine centre-back won the Europa League and a Carabao Cup before leaving under Ole Gunnar Solksjaer. 
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